Name: Seared Salmon with Warm Potato Salad and Dill Butter
Ingredients: 4 Salmon Steaks; 1 Teaspoon kosher salt; 1 Teaspoon Freshly Ground black pepper; 1 Tablespoon canola oil

Why it works: Salmon and canola oil work together. They rank in the top 17% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Seared Salmon with Warm Potato Salad and Dill Butter

Ingredients

4 Salmon Steaks
1 Teaspoon kosher salt
1 Teaspoon Freshly Ground black pepper
1 Tablespoon canola oil

Directions

Season Salmon With salt And pepper. Heat oil in Large Heavy SkilletAnd Sear Salmon For 2 Minutes on Each Side.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

333Calories

20 gProtein

27 gFat

2 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Salmon	100g cooked	208
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Salmon + canola oiltop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together92 recipes

Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
Pepper + canola oiltop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,125 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Salmon + peppertop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together5,446 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).